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Meaning of haggard

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haggard

Pronunciation:/ˈhæɡ.əd//ˈhæɡ.ɚd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A hunting bird captured as an adult.

  2. A young or untrained hawk or falcon.

  3. A fierce, intractable creature.

  4. A hag.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

    Example: A gradual descent into a haggard and feeble state.

  2. (of an animal) Wild or untamed

    Example: a haggard or refractory hawk

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haggard

haggard

Pronunciation:/ˈhæɡ.əd//ˈhæɡ.ɚd/

noun

Definitions

  1. (Isle of Man) A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.

    Example: He tuk a slew [swerve] round the haggard http//www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/am1924/pt_s.htm

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haggard

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